Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 218 - 88 An Zhichen (Part 2)_2
Chapter 218: Chapter 88: An Zhichen (Part 2)_2
Chapter 218: Chapter 88: An Zhichen (Part 2)_2
Tingli didn’t know why, but he suddenly thought of the young man from earlier. However, considering the terrifying scar on the young man’s face and the malice emanating from him, he shook his head and said, “No, I didn’t see anyone.”
After a burst of hurried horse hooves, what rose was a cloud of dust. Peng Chun came over and said to Yueyao, “Miss, just now the people from Marquis Weiyuan’s Mansion were asking if we had seen the Third Young Master of the Marquis Weiyuan’s Mansion.” Actually, Peng Chun felt that the young man from earlier was the person they were looking for, but he had no evidence. Nevertheless, because of this suspicion, Peng Chun specifically told Yueyao.
Yueyao looked at Peng Chun with surprise and asked, “Why are you telling me this if it’s people from the Marquis’ household looking for someone?” She was astonished at Peng Chun’s attitude.
Peng Chun, noticing Yueyao’s strange gaze, felt that he must have overthought it. The lady had merely acted out of kindness; how could she guess that the young man might indeed be the Third Young Master from the Marquis’ household.
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Deng thought for a moment and then said, “Could that young man be the Third Young Master of the Marquis’ household?” She pondered to herself, “It can’t be, I haven’t heard anything about the Third Young Master being disfigured.” Those two scars were frightening to look at, of course, the most important thing was that there had been no rumors about the Third Young Master being scarred.
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Yueyao didn’t speak. In fact, she had guessed that the person who had asked her for money earlier was the Third Young Master of the Marquis Weiyuan’s household. She was not very familiar with this person, as she had not heard much about him when she left the Capital City, but the coldness and lack of warmth in the man’s eyes had made her feel very uncomfortable. His eyes reminded her of her own experiences.
Hua Lei became interested and said, “Qiao Lan, who is this Third Young Master? Why would he run away from the Marquis’ household? Isn’t the Marquis’ household a good place to be?”
Qiao Lan hesitated, unsure if she should speak or stay silent.
Yueyao smiled and said, “What’s there to hide? Just treat it as listening to some gossip.” The group had been staying in Jiangnan all this time, and only Qiao Lan had been in the Capital City for so many years, making her more familiar with the affairs of the Capital City than them.
Seeing Yueyao didn’t mind, Qiao Lan spoke up, “The Lady of Marquis Weiyuan gave birth to a pair of twins eleven years ago. One is the Second Young Master, and the other is the Third Young Master they are searching for. However, the two brothers don’t look alike; the Second Young Master has a handsome appearance, whereas this Third Young Master is tall and burly. I’ve heard that the Third Young Master looked more like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old rather than an eleven-year-old…” Associating the youth she met in the noodle shop with the Third Young Master of the household, Qiao Lan always felt that this young man was deeply connected to the Third Young Master.
Yueyao noticed Qiao Lan pausing and not continuing, so she said, “Continue…” She was also curious about why this Third Young Master would run away from home, especially since he was such an icy person.
After hearing Qiao Lan’s recount of the Third Young Master’s experiences, Yueyao could only remark that this was indeed an unlucky child.
The Third Young Master of Marquis Weiyuan’s household was named An Zhichen, a twin born to the Heir’s Wife, Lady Fang, eleven years ago along with the Second Young Master, An Zhixiao. With an older legitimate son already present, there was no confusion regarding succession, so the birth of twins should have been a joyous occasion in any other family. However, Lady Fang, at that time the Heir’s Wife, detested this son and neglected him from the moment he was born, instead favoring the Second Young Master and treating him like a precious treasure. Later, rumors spread that the Third Young Master wasn’t born to the Heir’s Wife, but to a favored concubine, Maternal Aunt Liu. In order to give his son a noble birth, the Heir Apparent placed the newborn Third Young Master under Lady Fang’s name, pretending he was the legitimate son.
The rumors were detailed and convincing, claiming that the physician did not diagnose Lady Fang with a twin pregnancy, and that twins are usually premature, whereas Lady An had a full-term childbirth. Multiple signs seemed to indicate the truth of these rumors.
Normally such rumors would die down over time. After all, there are many odd occurrences in the Capital City. If the Heir’s Wife herself didn’t make a fuss, what others said as bystanders didn’t matter. However, at the age of five, the Third Young Master endured another disaster – he went missing during the Lantern Festival, kidnapped by child snatchers.
The Lantern Festival was bustling, and the loss of children was a common occurrence, as it was a prime time for kidnappers to strike. Usually, such incidents occurred in commoner families, and it was indeed rare for it to happen within one of the Four Great Marquis Houses like the Marquis Weiyuan’s household.
The incident caused an uproar at the time; the government arrested many kidnappers, but most of the lost children were never found, including the Third Young Master of Marquis Weiyuan’s household.
However, surprisingly, the child returned home by himself six months later. It was said that when he came back, he was dressed in tattered clothes and was so skinny that he barely had any flesh on his bones. The gatekeeper mistook him for a beggar and shooed him away. Fortunately, the child was clever and waited at the gate until the Old Marquis came out, at which point he rushed forward and called out to his grandfather.
